Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-29

gro ScfNani-' aunt iscss'
"Uncle Remus," SO charmingly sketched
by Chandler Harris, of Georgia, had ms
counterpart In many southern house
hold My Uncle Rcmus is dead. lie was
the home born slave of my grandfather,
in Barnwell, and in hs early manhood
RATED lumber down Edisto river TO
Charleston. \ pure African by blood ne
had the strongly marked proghalhous
features of his race; was SIX leel lISH'
with flesh and muscle in proportion, on
the marriage of my father, IN lc-u' ~
was given to him, and helped nm To- puIiu
the log house to which he took ms brlue'
and Ia clear his first field. Uncle Cy, as
the children always called him. taughl NE
to ride a horse. and later Oh 10 shoot a
gun. lie shook hickory nuts out of the
tall trees. and rived trap sticks for me TO
catch birds. made cute bows and arrows,
and in the spring time could peel of bark
from saplnes and plait me the most glorl-
Gus popping whips in the world lie was
the best WAGNER Of his time, could get
more out Of a team with les. worry, ana
take a heavy load over the worst roads
with less accident than anybody else. ~
log rollings and house raisines ne was
head man, and likewise at Grading oats
and wheat. He was fabulous. IN my eyes,
for strength and skill. For plONinG, noe
ing and cotton picking he WAS no great
things-rathcr disdained thcm as it only
for women and common NIGER me was
a great aXman. and could hcW 10 the me-
lie chewcd tobacco; and many OF my
choicest faYors and ropiiatlons were pro-
cured 10y quid literally quid PRO quo''
l suppose he was Che father oi ihGty OF
forty children lceotttu in his own IMAGE
III q .4rtff 4 J. D. d u.
grandchildren and greatlraudchhJicl-
would Mt this time amount 10 several hum
bred.
Uncle Cy became q fair plantation car
penter and blacksmith; could makea ploW
and stock it. hang doors and gates anu
make n wagon that would run, on my
fathers death Cy became the property al
my mother 10y his viii. for he taou-Al-
fully said She could not keep UP t.c plan
tation without him. NJ the division or
her estate he and his wife ieh 20 me. By
DEGREES he graded me up as years went on
II was first Holland then Mas Holland,
then Master. which tide Ae u>cd 10 the
last. as though he liked it, Here l may
record a criticism ON that romance ol
marvellous genius "JuCle Toms CABIN.
Such negro as Uncle Tom was never
sold out of any family. Money could not
buy that sort
1t was great treat to be- permitted tc
0,-o t0 t,,,.-,., with Uncle Cv ON the cot
-, ,,.,,-.r Tbcra. was ono To- whom hc
-. t.,,,l,. Iovalt, and for whom he
h.I tI.,.. ,.9,,t Ii.-u~. Your NuGdcr.
n,,J Nf-..p.+.r ~, hrrhr felt aluenlllc
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to,tT,r,I lin, tI,,f.ti..,. fun. within safe
t,Ii.its H-i.r a.. i,r..,,.t carlD fire was
l'ind1od o7,l tl.,.t,.,,,l E9Itared and fed for
,1,o,i.,I.t r-,,,l. -. ...,.,li hiring ort that
fr,.in,, non l.t..,ri,- culinary auuaratus
HonJ ,,'.,.L, nm, q. SAVIOR, meal. Forbutch-
orin,, - harf IN. mutton there was none
1il-n him and M hoe killing time he en-.
r;cbod me- Win ,f,,tails and llnddcrs In
,rho.ts ord ,,itch,.. be\,a. "a firm believer
"a -, l...+ N-,,,,,,,- ,,l.,,of,., ic.tin.r Inc
,,',s I world nut him against car
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NH if he seven Stars. Jobs Coffin. tn,
trf,.an pr,.r,,.. and other heavenly bodie.
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~. l',..r7ror. bo had a deem dislike
Will obe,ing his own muster i'm thC
1ottor md eriI;t If The EDistle to ia,
Ini,asions Ln v..,s insubordin9tr 10 delc
,rntod authority and here came In hi.
r,oet ec,.io,,s Troubles 4 sad caee | re-
,,,o,,,,,.. IA 1,vo occurred i'm Alahomi
HE 1olo Ia - di0iriltv with in,
nvo,..,r I-pcIo C'1- rehelled and ran AWAY
toLir(r win him two other nero men
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